North Beach Restaurant

4.7

2859 Reviews

$50 and over

Italian

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2 people

Dec 30, 2024

7:00 PM

Booked 33 times today

Good for special occasions
Charming
Neighborhood gem

From the Heart of Italy to the Heart of San Francisco!

Buon Appetito!

Since 1970, the North Beach Restaurant has been renowned as San Francisco's #1 Italian Restaurant for its Tuscan culinary excellence, relaxed ambiance, warm hospitality, and great service by Bay Area families, tourists, romantics, conventioneers, business managers, politicians, sports celebrities, and movie stars!

The North Beach Restaurant is a must-visit San Francisco dining experience that offers:

***Authentic Tuscan cuisine prepared with fresh ingredients including antipasti, polenta, home-cured prosciutto, focaccia, risotto, fresh pasta, seafood, veal, lamb, chicken, beef, and homemade desserts!

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Dining style
Fine Dining
Price
$50 and over
Cuisines
Italian, Modern Tuscan
Hours of operation
Sat, Sun 5:00 pm–10:30 pm Dinner Mon–Fri 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
Phone number
(415) 392-1700
Website
http://www.northbeachrestaurant.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual

Location
1512 Stockton St, San Francisco, CA 94133
Neighborhood
North Beach
Cross street
Between Union St. and Green St. on Stockton St.
Parking details
Valet Parking continuously from 11:30AM to 11:45PM!
Public transit
Located at the corner of Stockton Street & Columbus Avenue in North Beach, available MUNI Bus lines are: *30 Stockton*15 Third*45 Union
Entertainment
Located only a 1 minute walk from the North Beach Restaurant is Beach Blanket Babylon, San Francisco's longest running hit musical www.beachblanketbabylon.com Celebrate at the North Beach Restaurant before or after the theatre with our dining room open 7-days a week from 11:30AM to 11:45PM!
Additional
Banquet, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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4.7

4.7 based on recent ratings

4.5Food
4.5Service
4.8Ambience
4.5Value

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2,859 Reviews

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Art
San Francisco
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined today
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The staff was wonderful, we had a quiet table on the lower level- felt very VIP.
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Michael
VIP
San Francisco
19 reviews
3.0
19 reviews
Dined 1 day ago
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 4
What happened to this always reliable favorite? Our whole extended family of 10 all loved N Beach restaurant and would eagerly anticipate coming for lunch or dinner. Five of us went for dinner tonight. We were sat downstairs. It took a decent while before the waiter finally came to explain the specials and then abruptly left without taking any drink orders. He eventually returned to accomplish this. A server brought drinks for the other four in our party, our waiter came by to ask me if I was ready to order something to drink; I reminded him I had already ordered a drink which he apparently forgot. My Fusilli Pesto as an appetizer came; it was rather salty with an unwelcome fishy taste to it. One of the two Caesar salads we ordered came with a hair in it, they took it back but then never bothered to replace it after saying they would immediately do so. It was a very unimpressive, limp salad with a bland dressing anyway. My Osso Buco was succulent and flavorful on a bed of creamy polenta with very good red sauce. The other four pasta dishes - Tagliatelle Bolognese, Linguine Vongole and Ravioli were good, but nothing special. The menu has been drastically reduced from the glory days. I suspect it's because they are incapable of handling anything beyond the currently rather limited fare. The service is very sparse, our waiter would pop in briefly and then disappear somewhere for long periods of time. An attentive server was the only reason the tip wasn't minimal. The Cannoli dessert was very good. When the bill came the hairy salad was still on it. I pointed this out to the waiter, he wasn't even aware of what had happened and it took a while for the corrected bill to come back. I know these are new owners and the entire staff is new. There are a lot of bugs to work out. But I seriously doubt N Beach Restaurant will ever become a place we will want to return to.
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Tommy
VIP
Sacramento
8 reviews
5.0
8 reviews
Dined 1 day ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Best food in San Francisco! Always a pleasure to eat here.
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Leonard
VIP
Las Vegas
25 reviews
3.0
25 reviews
Dined 1 day ago
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 5
I think our server had too many tables to give good service/attention to our table.
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Kate
Minneapolis
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined 1 day ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
How wonderful to dine once again at North Beach Restaurant! A San Francisco treasure- re-invented! Not to be missed!
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Pat
San Francisco
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 2 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Had dinner at NBR with 4 friends. We loved the experience. From the moment we checked in for our table until we left the service was excellent - attentive, professional , and helpful. We had a couple starters that were good - burrata and calamari. Two of us had the puttanesca, and others had the linguini e vongole, ravioli and sole. Mains were excellent. Great wine menu. We loved the overall feel of the evening ad will definitely go back.
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Ariella
San Francisco
25 reviews
3.0
25 reviews
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 5
We frequented the old North Beach restaurant as San Francisco locals and it was always amazing! The large menu, fantastic service and wonderful ambiance left everyone happy. This new version of NBR does not do justice to the original. The menu is small, the service has kinks that must be ironed out and the food was mediocre at best. I miss the old NBR and hope that this new version can become what its namesake once was, a San Francisco gem.
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Bailey
VIP
San Francisco
21 reviews
5.0
21 reviews
Dined 7 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great ambiance and decor and lighting - welcoming and cozy! Everyone was nice and service was always at the right time. The food was also delicious and the pear/gorgonzola salad, I would write home about. I look forward to coming back!
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Susan
VIP
San Francisco
77 reviews
5.0
77 reviews
Dined 7 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great to have restuarant open again. Hope to see some more of the old favorite dishes added to menu but very nice and will go back soon!
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Jeffrey
Sacramento
13 reviews
5.0
13 reviews
Dined on December 21, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Reopened after some time. Food was tremendous. Service a tad rushed. Too many busses hunting for empty plates and a bit quick to “take”
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North Beach Restaurant is rated 4.7 stars by 2859 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people

Dec 30, 2024

7:00 PM

Booked 33 times today

1512 Stockton St, San Francisco, CA 94133

Dining areas

Additional information

Cross street
Between Union St. and Green St. on Stockton St.
Neighborhood
North Beach
Hours of operation
Sat, Sun 5:00 pm–10:30 pm Dinner Mon–Fri 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
Price
$50 and over
Cuisines
Italian, Modern Tuscan
Dining style
Fine Dining
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
Valet Parking continuously from 11:30AM to 11:45PM!
Public transit
Located at the corner of Stockton Street & Columbus Avenue in North Beach, available MUNI Bus lines are: *30 Stockton*15 Third*45 Union
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Entertainment
Located only a 1 minute walk from the North Beach Restaurant is Beach Blanket Babylon, San Francisco's longest running hit musical www.beachblanketbabylon.com Celebrate at the North Beach Restaurant before or after the theatre with our dining room open 7-days a week from 11:30AM to 11:45PM!
Additional
Banquet, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.northbeachrestaurant.com/
Phone number
(415) 392-1700

North Beach Restaurant

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Dining areas

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Popular dishes

Lasagna di Manzo

Spaghetti alla Carbonara

Tiramisu

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